Welcome

The Sydney Masters Hockey Association (SMHA) was established in 1981 (with first formal competition in 1982) to administer Men's Masters hockey within the greater Sydney region.

SMHA has the largest, longest running annual competitions and been the most successful Men's Masters Hockey Association in NSW since its inception. It is overseen by a Board of Directors elected by members (under a Constitution).

The annual competitions now boast 31 teams (from 14 Clubs), spread across 5 divisions from Premier League, Sydney Cup, Masters League, Senior Masters Division and Grand Masters Division, with over 600 players from ages Over 34 up to 80+.

All matches played at Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre  on Monday (February and March only), Tuesday and Wednesday nights, between February and September.

Sydney also enters representative teams (from Over 34's up to Over 70's) at the annual NSW Championships, and enjoys a high level of player representation in the selected NSW and Australian Men's Masters teams.

New players

The Sydney Masters Hockey Association welcomes all new Men's Masters players, officials and supporters.

If you are new to Sydney and / or have been a previous hockey player (or umpire) and you are now looking to return to play in a successful mid week competition, please contact the SMHA Competition Managers via e-mail at - competition@smhockey.com.au if you require assistance in finding a club / team to play with.

From the President

Greg Kay

Welcome again to all our returning players, officials, sponsors and supporters, and also to those of you who are “new” and will be joining the 2025 season of Men’s Masters Hockey in Sydney.

We are again looking forward to an enjoyable and successful year ahead for Masters hockey in Sydney.

This will include competition matches (3 week preseason from 10-11-12 February then main season from early March), a full representative program of NSW and Australian Championships, our annual Intercity Challenge against Canberra (where we play for the Merv Goodridge and Doug Dawson Cup).

On behalf of the 2025 Board of Directors, we wish all teams the best of luck and trust that in 2025 everyone enjoys a successful Sydney Men's Masters Hockey season, both on and off the field.

2025 Grand Final Results and Premiers

Competition Managers

Congratulations to all teams who played in the 2025 Grand Finals and to the newly crowned PREMIERS.

Premier League (Division 1)

Briars 3 defeated Ryde 2

Manly GNS were Minor Premiers

Briars are Major Premiers and were awarded the Greg Kay Premiership Cup

Player of the Match was Chris Coombes (Briars)

Sydney Cup (Division 2)

UTS 5 defeated Sydney University 2

1-1 at fulltime and UTS won shootout 4-1

Sydney University were Minor Premiers

UTS are Major Premiers and were awarded the David Campbell Premiership Cup

Player of the Match was James Lucas (UTS)

The Premier League and Sydney Cup matches were Livestreamed -

https://youtube.com/live/_JV8kZQ3iFk 

Masters League (Division 3)

St George Randwick 4 def Sutherland 2

1-1 at full time and St George Randwick won shoot out 3-1

St George Randwick were Minor and Major Premiers and were awarded the Michael Irby Premiership Cup

Player of the Match was Will Lewis  (Sutherland)

Senior Masters (Division 4)

Penrith 4 defeated Manly GNS 2

Penrith were Minor and Major Premiers and were awarded the Noel French Premiership Cup

Player of the Match was Darren Pearce (Penrith)

The Masters League and Senior Masters matches were Livestreamed -

https://youtube/live/C_QVArQEnvY

Grand Masters  (Division 5)   

Northside 3 defeated Sutherland 1 

Sutherland were Minor Premiers

Northside are Major Premiers and were awarded the David Webster Premiership Cup

Player of the Match was Phil Bee (Northside) 

NSW Players Selected for 2025 Australian Championships in Newcastle (26 September to 11 October)

Representative Co-ordinator

Congratulations to Sydney players and officials who have been selected for NSW to attend the 2025 Australian Championships.

Over 34 (1's) - G Cooke, R Muir, L Alexander, C Tribe (vc), S Clifton (C), L Cole, J Piper, M Nawaz, H Wickett.

Over 34 (2's) - N Sharpe, S Garner, N Candido, L Morley (vc), N Backhouse, D Brady (vc), M Kay and S Laird.

Over 39 (1's) - A Borg, J Maltman, D Allsop, P Newton, B Giffin, D Alexander (vc), L Cormack (Capt), M Matheson (Manager)

Over 39 (2's) - D Burke, D Corbin, D French (Capt), A Kennedy, C Allsop, T Droulias, A Wong (vc), G Wood

Over 44 (1's) - M Burton, B Hardy, A Jones (Capt), A Retford, C Campbell, S Fletcher. L Brady

Over 44 (3's) - N Francisco, J Kent

Over 49 (1's) - M Ward-Thornton, A Jones, H Singh, B Key, P Kooner (vc), S Tuddenham, B Livermore (C), C Pope, T Kanojia, M Berwick, D Tyler, R Satchwell.

Over 49 (2's) - B Goodridge, R Smith, S Ferris, M Tracey, C Okely, R Weightman.

Over 49 (3's) - J Bryden, B Casey, B Williams, A James, Amanada Casey (Manager).

Over 54 (1's) - S Farquharson, M Ellis, J Fordham (vc), E Watson, K Naqvi, D Richardson

Over 54 (2's) - G Pearce, R Mavji, S Dreyer, R van der Zande (vc)

Over 54 (3's) - C Hawkins, A Scott, T Lam, T Sian, A Truesdale

Over 59 (1's) - P Busch (vc), B Doughty, M Greaves, S Morrison, K Rule, G Symes

Over 59 (2's) - R Rodrigues, S Cooper, B Fitzpatrick, T Kelley, R Knottenbelt

Over 59 (3's) - A Haynes, D McGiffen, I Jessup, S Glassford, T Kooner, L Wilde

Over 64 (1's) - M Irby (vc), P Price, D Allen, M Brookfield, G Hayes, G Kay, S McCoy

Over 64 (2's) - T Nicol (C), G Manou, G Serrao

Over 69 (1's) - P Bee, D Hart, D Campbell (c), M Hillier, G Hall, J Hol, R Redding, P Quinnell

Over 69 (2's) - G Crowhurst, P Retford (vc), P Hayes (c), D G Narianasamy, P Mooney, Christine Hayes (Manager)

Over 74's - B Faulks and N French

Over 79's - T Cohen, G Purdy, D Webster (vc), R Pulling (vc), Sue Purdy (Manager)

2025 NSW Men's Masters Hockey Championships

Representative Co-ordinator

Congratulations to the 4 Sydney teams who competed at the NSW Over 34 and 49 Championship in Sydney (4-6 July).

The Over 34 (Norwest Strikers) team were undefeated in their 3 round matches. They defeated the Sydney Giants team in the semi-final and then Illawarra 2-0 in the final to be crowned NSW Champions for the 2nd consecutive year (3rd time in past 4 years).

The Sydney Giants team (with 7 new first time players) played well for 2 wins (Dubbo and Central Coast) and 1 loss to Illawarra. They lost semi-final in a high level game 2-0 to Norwest Strikers to finish 4th overall.

The Over 49 No 1 team were undefeated in their 4 round matches against, Orange, Newcastle, Metro South West and Illawarra. then comfortably won their semi-final against Newcastle. In a high level final they went down 2-1 to Far North Coast (after leading 1-0 at half time). They finished runner up for the 2nd year in a row to FNC.

The Over 49 No 2 team were also undefeated in all their matches against Central Coast, Bathurst, Northern Inland and Metro South West. However after dominating the final they lost to Coffs Coast in a penalty shoot out to finah 2nd overall.

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Congratulations to the 2 Sydney teams who competed at the NSW Over 59 and 69 Championship in Lismore (13-15 June).

The Over 59 team were undefeated in their 4 round matches against, Newcastle, Metro South West, Illawarra and Far North Coast. They played Newcastle in the semi-final and lost 1-0 to finish 3rd overall.

The Over 69's team (comprised mostly more senior players) were competitive in all matches and finished 4th in the B Division.

Congratulations to the 2 Sydney South teams who finished runners up in Over 59's and NSW Champions (undefeated) in the Over 69's.

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Well done to the 2 Sydney teams who competed at the NSW Over 44 and 64 Championship in Newcastle (2-4 May).

The Over 44 team were undefeated in their four round matches, defeating Illawarra, Orange, Tamworth and drawing with Newcastle. They qualified for the final, however in a closely fought high level match they lost to Tamworth in a penalty shootout after the final score was 1-1. They finished 2nd overall.

The Over 64 team started strong with draws against the two top teams (Sydney South and FNC), however an  injury to Captain Mick Irby ruled him out of the remaining games which the team lost to Newcastle and Southern Highlands. They finished 6th overall.

Congratulations to the Sydney South (Sutherland) team who recorded their fifth consecutive NSW Championship title with no goals conceded in their 6 matches.

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Congratulations to the 3 Sydney teams who competed at the NSW Over 39 and 54 Championship on the Central Coast (4-6 April).

The Over 39 team won 2 and drew 1 of their games against Newcastle, Coffs Coast and Metro South West but went down against Illawarra (2024 Champions). They finished 3rd overall.

The Over 54 1's team, as defending Champions, went through undefeated in their 5 matches against Orange, Central Coast, Newcastle and Parkes before comprehensively defeating Illawarra in the final 5-0 to go back to back and be crowned 2025 NSW Champions.

The Over 54 2's team, also as defending Champions went through undefeated in their 4 pool matches against Sydney East (Randwick), Coffs Coast, Newcastle and Bathurst. They progressed from the semi-final against Coffs Coast before a hard fought 1-0 win in the final against Sydney East (Randwick) to go back to back and be crowned 2025 NSW Champions.

Well done to all the players, Managers and Medical Support team for the outstanding results.

Welcome to the 2025 Hawkesbury Cup Competition

Competition Managers

The 2025 main season competition commences the week 3 / 4 / 5 March with 31 teams (15 matches)

The fixtures for the season are loaded for each Division (refer to the individual TABS) and the upcoming matches are highlighted at the bottom of this page.